Olivia Raimonde

A key measure of perceived riskiness in US blue-chip company bonds has fallen to its lowest levels in two decades, as investors vie for debt that can still offer relatively high yields without too much default risk.

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Banks are gearing up for late-night US credit trades as results trickle in from presidential and legislative elections that could impact company profits.

It’s not just stock markets that are euphoric over Donald Trump’s victory.

Tapestry Inc. is planning to buy back $6.1 billion of bonds it sold to fund its now blocked purchase of Capri Holdings, after abandoning the deal due to antitrust pressure.

Some of Wall Street’s biggest banks are teaming up with BlackRock Inc.’s Aladdin technology system to provide real-time pricing data for trading US corporate bonds – still one of the most opaque areas in financial markets.

(Bloomberg) -- Some of Wall Street's biggest banks are teaming up with BlackRock Inc.'s Aladdin technology system to provide real-time pricing data for trading US corporate bonds – still one of the most opaque areas in financial markets.

(Bloomberg) -- High-grade corporate bond sales in the US this year have climbed to the second-highest level on record as companies rush to take advantage of relatively affordable borrowing costs before the year ends.

It's another step toward transparency in a market where hyper-competitive banks have historically hoarded pricing information.

Olivia Raimonde 2 min read In This Article (Bloomberg) -- AppLovin Corp. is making its debut in the US investment-grade bond market after being upgraded to blue-chip status.